2025 US civics test, question 13
What is the rule of law?
Official answers
USCIS accepts any one of these:
- Everyone must follow the law.
- Leaders must obey the law.
- Government must obey the law.
- No one is above the law.
Explained
The rule of law means that no one is above the law and everyone must follow it. That applies to ordinary people and to the U.S., state, and local governments alike, which must also follow the Constitution.
Sources: USCIS, 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version, M-1778); USCIS, One Nation, One People: The USCIS 2025 Civics Test Study Guide (Chapter 1: The U.S. Constitution > Supreme Law of the Land).
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